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Shock therapy uses controlled electric currents in patients with severe depression, mania, or suicidal thoughts who failed to respond to medications. These electric currents induce a brief seizure in the brain. This procedure is done under general anesthesia. It is known as electroconvulsive therapy. These are known as brain stimulation techniques.

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